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| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | NBC Local | Health care data breach affects 600,000 patients, Illinois agency says | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/health-care-data-breach-affects-600000-patients-illinois-agency-says/3870831/ | The names and addresses of thousands of patients of the Illinois Department of Human Services were incorrectly made publicly viewable for the last several years, the agency said Friday. Several maps created to assist the agency with decisions — like where to open new offices and allocate certain resources — … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | NBC Local | Authorities investigating after person found dead near Metra tracks in northern suburb | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/authorities-investigating-after-person-found-dead-near-metra-tracks-in-northern-suburb/3870835/ | An investigation was underway after a person was found dead near Metra tracks in north suburban Libertyville, authorities said. A Metra spokesperson said, at approximately 5:27 p.m. on Friday, outbound train 2131 was stopped near the Winchester Road crossing due to a body on the tracks. The transit agency later … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged in deadly shooting of 2 people, sheriff says | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/arrest-in-ford-heights-shooting-1-3 | #### The Brief * * A Chicago man was arrested and charged with the deadly shooting of two people in Ford Heights last summer. * Detrion Anderson was arrested on New Year's Day by Chicago police and turned over to sheriff's investigators. * Two people were killed in the July … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | European security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders’ summit | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/european-security-advisers-peace-proposals-ukraine/ | KYIV, Ukraine — European national security advisers arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss the latest peace proposals as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine intensifies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders meet next week. “A busy working day lies ahead: security and … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/what-we-know-us-strike-venezuelas-maduro/ | WASHINGTON — The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “going to run” Venezuela until a transition of power can occur and … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Nicolás Maduro’s capture disrupts Caribbean holiday travel, hundreds of flights canceled | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/maduros-capture-flights-canceled/ | The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region. No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela on Saturday, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Rally in St. Charles stresses importance of immigrants: ‘We need to show support’ | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/rally-in-st-charles-stresses-importance-of-immigrants-we-need-to-show-support/ | The local activist group We Can Lead Change – Fox Valley held a rally in downtown St. Charles on Saturday aimed at celebrating immigrants and their contributions to the area. The event, which drew over 150 participants, began at 11 a.m. on Main Street near the St. Charles Municipal Building. … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | CPD mourn sudden death of Deputy Chief after off-duty medical emergency | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/03/cpd-death-deputy-chief-william-betancourt-off-duty | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago police are grieving following the sudden off-duty death of Deputy Chief William Betancourt, who top cop Larry Snelling … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | ABC Local | Caribbean holiday travel disrupted, hundreds of flights canceled by Maduro's capture | https://abc7ny.com/post/maduros-capture-venezuela-disrupts-caribbean-holiday-travel-hundreds-flights-canceled/18347493/ | NEW YORK -- The U.S. [ military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ][11] and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region. No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela on Saturday, according to FlightRadar24.com. And … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | ABC Local | A timeline of the US military's buildup and strikes against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture | https://abc7chicago.com/post/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-news-timeline-us-military-buildup-strikes-leading-capture-donald-trump/18347527/ | WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations were a thinly veiled effort to … |
| View Article | 2 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | ABC Local | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro heads to NYC to face narco-terrorism charges: Sources | https://abc7ny.com/post/president-nicolas-maduro-venezuela-flown-new-york-drug-trafficking-narco-terrorism-charges/18347402/ | NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being flown to New York, where he has faced narco-terrorism charges since 2020, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. President Trump announced that he and his wife had been captured and flown out of the country, but … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago police deputy chief dies after medical emergency | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-deputy-chief-dies-after-medical-emergency/3870759/ | A high-ranking Chicago Police Department official died following an emergency on Saturday morning, authorities said. Deputy Chief William Betancourt passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while off-duty, CPD said in a statement. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][1] WATCH HERE ][2] "Deputy Chief … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois politicos criticize Trump for strike in Venezuela: ‘reckless and unconstitutional’ | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-politicos-criticize-trump-strike-venezuela-reckless-unconstitutional | #### The Brief * * Multiple Illinois members of Congress criticized President Trump for U.S. strikes in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro. * The members argued the president should have received authorization for military action from Congress. **CHICAGO** \- [ Illinois ][1] members of Congress were critical of … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Porter County Jail’s addiction program continues despite state funding loss | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/porter-county-jails-addiction-program-continues-despite-state-funding-loss/ | The Porter County Jail lost grant funding for its longtime Chemical Dependency and Addictions program, but the clinic providing the program remained committed to making sure it continued and the Porter County Council approved the necessary funding, Sheriff Jeff Balon said in a release. “The Porter County Jail will lose … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/hannah-dugan-convicted-of-obstructing-arrest-of-immigrant-resigns-as-gop-threatens-impeachment/ | Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. Last April, federal prosecutors … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Watch live: President Donald Trump to address the nation after Nicolás Maduro captured | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/watch-live-president-donald-trump-to-address-the-nation-after-nicolas-maduro-captured/ | President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak Saturday after [ announcing ][1] that the president of Venezuela was captured. Trump said on social media that the United States hit a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and flew Nicolás Maduro out of the country. Trump is scheduled to speak from Palm Beach, … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/how-the-us-captured-nicols-maduro/ | WASHINGTON — After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration planned to put him on trial. In a Saturday morning interview … |
| View Article | 12:01 p.m. | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Hinsdale Central's Thomas Skokna, Lakes' John Sullivan lead North Central into Division III title game | https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2026/01/03/north-central-football-national-championship-thomas-skokna | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] John Sullivan and Thomas Skokna weren’t heavily recruited out of high school. Skokna, a wide receiver from Hinsdale Central, … |
| View Article | noon | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Nazareth's Jake Cestone heads to Nashville to watch ISU, his future school, play in FCS title game | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2026/01/03/illinois-state-football-jake-cestone | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] It took awhile, but Jake Cestone is finally set to see his future team play in person. Cestone, a … |
| View Article | noon | January 3, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Holiday tournaments lacked fun finishes as private schools dominate and the Public League struggles | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-basketball/2026/01/03/high-school-basketball-holiday-tournaments-pontiac-york-big-dipper-pekin | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The holiday tournaments are a treasure in Illinois for high school basketball fans and the communities that host them. … |